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  1. Fulltext Early Detection and Prevention of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
    Seluarize G, Khairudin MN, Ismail F
    Cureus, 2023 Jun;15(6):e41169.
    PMID: 37525815 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.41169
    Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is a group of age-related changes in the macula that can be potentially vision-threatening. In the current era, there are options for treatment modalities that aim to preserve a patient's vision. Poor vision not only serves as a significant factor in halting the elderly population from their daily activities, but it may also result in frequent falls, depression, and impairment of the ability to carry out activities of daily living. We would like to highlight in this clinical presentation simple tools for assessing the severity of disease and the importance of early detection of these patients.
  2. Fulltext Front to back ocular injury from a vaping-related explosion
    Khairudin MN, Mohd Zahidin AZ, Bastion ML
    BMJ Case Rep, 2016 Apr 05;2016.
    PMID: 27048399 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-214964
    We describe a case of extensive ocular injury secondary to an electronic cigarette (e-cigarette)-related explosion. The explosion was the result of modifications made to a heating element of the e-cigarette device by a non-professional. Extensive ocular injuries that result from an explosion of an e-cigarette device can potentially cause significant and permanent visual impairment.
  3. Electric massage chairs reduce labor pain in nulliparous patients: a randomized crossover trial
    Khairudin MN, Vallikkannu N, Gan F, Hamdan M, Tan PC
    Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM, 2024 Apr;6(4):101324.
    PMID: 38447674 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2024.101324
    BACKGROUND: Labor pain varies significantly among pregnant women, ranging from mild to extremely distressing. Nonpharmacologic pain relief methods during vaginal birth are increasingly popular, either as a complement to pharmacologic agents or, at times, as the primary method of pain relief. Multiple trials have reported that manual or by-hand massage reduces labor pain. The effectiveness of full-body mechanical massage using electric massage chairs on labor pain remains unexplored.

    OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate mechanical massage using an electric massage chair on labor pain in nulliparous women.

    STUDY DESIGN: A randomized counterbalanced crossover trial was conducted in a university hospital in Malaysia from August 2022 to February 2023. Eligible nulliparas in labor with a minimum labor pain score of 5 (0-10 numerical rating scale) were enrolled. Participants were randomized to 30 minutes on the massage chair with mechanical massage followed by 30 minutes on the massage chair without mechanical massage or the other way around in the massage sequence. The primary outcome was a change in pain score comparing pain with and without mechanical massage as a paired comparison for the entire trial participants. The secondary outcomes were across arms analyses of maternal and neonatal outcomes. The paired t test, t test, Mann-Whitney U test, chi-square test, and Fisher exact test were used as appropriate for the data.

    RESULTS: Overall, 208 women were randomized: 104 to each intervention. Data were available from 204 participants (103 randomized to massage first and 101 to no massage first). The primary outcomes of change in labor pain scores (0-10 numerical rating scale) after massage and no massage (all participants included after crossover, paired t test analysis) were 4.51±2.30 and 5.38±2.10, respectively (mean difference, -0.87; 95% confidence interval, -1.14 to -0.59; P

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